Kanye West And "American Idol" In Negotiations

"American Idol" has contacted Kanye West, and they are in early talks to have the rapper join the show as a judge.

The leader of G.O.O.D. Music, Kanye West is in preliminary
negotiations with television powerhouse “American Idol” about joining the cast
and becoming a judge.

According to TMZ, executives of the reality talent show,
have contacted Kanye about filling a vacant judge role on the series. It’s also been reported that YMCMB’s Nicki
Minaj is close to signing a deal, and there are talks that the show’s honchos
will include a fourth judge if a big enough name is attached, and West is
certainly a big name.

Apparently, there are still some major hurdles in the
negotiations as ‘Ye is “on the fence” because he is not certain that judging
the show is his “wheelhouse”. Of course,
there is also the issue of salary, as sources report Kanye would ask to at least
match the $18 million a year price tag Mariah Carey landed when she recently
became a judge.

Besides Minaj, other big names in music up for the judging
spot are Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, and Enrique Iglesias, but Kanye holds clout
over all of them. It will be
interesting to see if the show takes a more ‘urban’ direction with Mariah,
Nicki and Kanye on the judges panel.